Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 10.2% more expensive than Fort McMurray.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Fort McMurray, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.36
CA$39.97
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.09
CA$17.83
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
CA$3.39
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
CA$3.91
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
CA$7.64
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
CA$7.37
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
CA$8.10
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
CA$2.99
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.87
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.93
CA$3.99
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.91
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
CA$2.09
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.82
CA$5.20
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.46
CA$83.70
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
CA$20.04
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.11
CA$85.95
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.12
CA$1,016.03
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$770.58
CA$1,049.34
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.34
CA$187.02
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$954.05
CA$1,299.18
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.71
CA$10.49
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.14
CA$21.98
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
CA$64.23
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Fort McMurray
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.94
CA$127.92
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.88
CA$92.44
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
CA$149.91
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
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